Information for these previews is based on wrestlers entered in Track Wrestling as of late Thursday evening (July 12). Certain wrestlers may change weight classes and/or their status within the tournament.
100
The Favorite: Jabari Moody (Illinois), a Cadet double finalist last summer (champ freestyle, runner-up Greco-Roman) at 84 pounds. He was 10-1 across styles at the Junior Duals last month (including 5-1 in Greco-Roman).
106
The Favorite: Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin) has finished second at 50 kilos each of the last two years at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Greco-Roman, and is a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American at 105 pounds; last year second, and fourth in 2010.
Others to Watch: Tyler Casamenti (New Jersey) was a Cadet double All-American in 2010 at 84 pounds (sixth Greco-Roman and second freestyle); Kyle Kelly (New York) is a two-time high school state champion and took seventh in Junior Greco-Roman at 98 pounds last summer; Nkosi Moody (Illinois) won the Junior folkstyle title at 106 this April and is going for a Junior Triple Crown after being a Junior double champion at 98 pounds last summer; while Gannon Volk (Minnesota) makes his Junior debut after doubling last year as a Cadet at 91 pounds.
113
The Favorite: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), who is ranked No. 38 overall in the Class of 2013, and has four different USA Wrestling championships at the Junior and Cadet levels. He is a two-time folkstyle champion, winning the Junior title this year at 113 after winning Cadets last year at 98. In Cadet Greco-Roman, he won at 98 pounds after finishing third at 91 the year before; while in Cadet freestyle, he was second at 105 last year, after winning the 91 pound weight class the year before.
Others to Watch: Defending Junior Greco-Roman champion Johnson Mai (California), who won it at 105 pounds last year and was second in freestyle; Preseason Nationals champion at 106 pounds Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico); returning Junior double All-Americans Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota), Jordan Wigger (South Carolina), and Adam Burchett (Washington); returning Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Thomas Walton (North Dakota); returning Junior freestyle runner-up Tommy Pawleski (Illinois); along with other wrestlers having Fargo placements in Greco-Roman including Grant Boggs (Montana), Hunter Kelly (Georgia), Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), and Kyndall Rutz (Colorado).
120
The Favorite: Isaiah Varona (Florida), a champion at FILA Junior Nationals at 55 kilos this year in Greco-Roman, and last summer's Junior Greco-Roman champion at 119 pounds.
Others to Watch: Returning Junior double All-Americans Phillip Laux (Iowa) and Javier Vieyra (Kansas); returning Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans Trey Andrews (Arizona) and Jared Parvinmehr (Illinois); returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Jordan Laster (Illinois), Tristan Manderfield (Minnesota), Josh Newberg (Washington), and Wyatt Scribner (Washington); along with Michael Bedard (North Carolina), Brendan Calas (New Jersey), and Kevon Powell (Illinois) who were All-Americans in a previous year; while Kyle Sether (Oregon) was third at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament this year.
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The Favorite: Cory Clark (Iowa). The four-time state champion bound for the University of Iowa this fall has earned double All-American honors at the Junior Nationals the last two summers. Last summer at 119 pounds, he was third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle; while in 2012, he was eighth in Greco-Roman and fifth in freestyle at 112 pounds.
Others to Watch: Hunter Weber (Wisconsin) is a two-time Junior freestyle All-American, fifth at 125 in 2011, and second at 119 in 2010; Joey Palmer (Washington) is a returning Junior freestyle runner-up at 125 pounds; Dylan Lucas (Florida) is ranked No. 23 in the Class of 2015 and has three major Greco-Roman titles in the last three seasons to his credit -- winning the FILA Cadet title this year at 58 kilos, winning it last year at 46 kilos, and winning a Cadet title at 91 in 2010; Austin Hood (Kansas) was a Cadet double finalist in 2010, winning in freestyle and runner-up in Greco-Roman; Michael Cook (Idaho) and Colton Schilling (Oregon) were Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up finishers last year; T.J. Brandt (Pennsylvania) and Joel Shump (Illinois) were Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans last summer; Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) was a Cadet double All-American at 112 pounds; and Josh DiSanto (Pennsylvania) was a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American back in 2010.
132
The Favorite: Zane Richards (Illinois), who is headed off to the University of Illinois, He has won a title in Fargo each of the three previous summers. He was a two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion, winning at 125 in 2010 and 130 in 2011 (third in freestyle each year); and last summer was second in Junior Greco-Roman at 125, before winning the freestyle title at 130.
Others to Watch: Zain Retherford and Tyson Dippery, both from Pennsylvania, rank No. 12 and No. 50 respectively in the Class of 2013, each earning a NHSCA Junior National title this spring. Retherford was fifth in Cadet freestyle last year, while Dippery was sixth in Cadet Greco-Roman in 2010. Nathan Kraisser (Maryland) and Sam Brancale (Minnesota) headline graduated seniors in this weight class. Kraisser a two-time Junior All-American in Greco-Roman (fifth last year, runner-up in 2010), placed fourth in freestyle last summer, and was a NHSCA Seniors champion; while Brancale was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2011 and a Cadet double All-American in 2010. Chase Call and Blaine Invernon, both from Idaho, each placed seventh in Cadet Greco-Roman last year; Call also placed seventh in 2010, while Invernon was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up last month. Sammy Jones (Louisiana) and Zack Nelson (Ohio) are proven Greco-Roman performers – Jones having finished third and fourth in Greco-Roman at Juniors and FILA Juniors in 2011, while Nelson is now a two-time fifth-place finisher in Greco-Roman at the FILA Junior level. Two other graduated seniors are 2010 Cadet Greco-Roman sixth place finisher Alejandro Sancho (Florida), along with Zach Synon (Illinois) who was a Junior freestyle All-American and FILA Cadet Greco-Roman placer in the 2011 calendar year. Rounding out the notables are Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) and Tate Robinson (Tennessee). Rodriguez-Spencer placed at both the FILA Junior and FILA Cadet level this year in Greco-Roman, and was a freestyle All-American at the FILA Cadet and Cadet National levels in 2011; while Robinson is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2014, and has finished fifth three times at the Cadet Nationals (twice in freestyle).
138
The Favorite: Ben Whitford (Michigan), who is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2013. He was a Junior double champion last summer at 135 pounds. In addition to that, he won the Super 32 Challenge in dominating fashion this past fall at 138 pounds. At the Cadet level, he was in all four possible finals, only losing in the 2009 Greco-Roman final.
Others to Watch: Three others in the field join Whitford as Top 100 prospects from the Class of 2013. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) ranks No. 20, and has the strongest Greco-Roman base of the three having finished third at the FILA Junior level this past April, fourth in Junior Greco-Roman last summer at 125 pounds, and was a Cadet runner-up at 119 in 2009; Colt Cotten (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 67 in the class; while Jake Marlin (Iowa) is ranked No. 76, and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010 (seventh in Greco-Roman at 145 pounds). Four additional wrestlers in this field have appeared in at least one Greco-Roman final during their Fargo careers. Elijah Davis (California) was a Cadet champion last summer at 130 pounds; Joey Moita (California) was a Junior champion at 98 pounds in 2009; Jake Velarde (Washington) was a Junior runner-up last year at 130, also taking sixth at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman 63-kilo weight class, and in 2010 was third in Cadet Greco-Roman at 119 pounds; while Hayden Tuma (Idaho) is ranked No. 29 in the Class of 2014, and has won four different USA Wrestling titles in the last three seasons (FILA Cadet Greco-Roman this year and last year, Cadet freestyle last year, and Cadet Greco-Roman in 2010). Other Fargo All-Americans in this weight are Brandon Charbonneau (Kansas), Joe Grable (Washington), and Trey Thiesen (Wisconsin).
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The Favorite: Grant LaMont (Utah), who is ranked No. 73 in the Class of 2013, and already a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American (third at 135 in 2011, second at 125 in 2010). Also, was a Cadet freestyle third at 135 in 2011, a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle All-American, and a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion last month.
Others to Watch: Two other members of the Top 100 from the Class of 2013 are in this weight, No. 71 Jared Johnshoy (Idaho) and No. 96 Justin Arthur (West Virgnia); Johnshoy has earned All-American finishes in freestyle each of the last two summers -- eighth at Junior 135 last summer, and seventh at Cadet 130 in 2010, while Arthur placed sixth at 135 in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer. Also grade-level ranked is Jack Bass (Texas), ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2014, and he won the FILA Cadet freestyle title at 69 kilos last month and was a Cadet freestyle runner-up at 135 last year. Ryan Blees (North Dakota) is the next most credentialed wrestler in this weight, finishing double fourth last year in Cadet 135, fourth in FILA Cadet freestyle last month at 69 kilos, and eighth in Cadet freestyle at 125 in 2010. Alex Abono (California) was a Junior Greco-Roman fifth place finisher last year, and a Cadet freestyle sixth place finisher in 2010. FILA Junior Greco-Roman placers this year include Zane Nelson (Ohio), who has done so each of the last two years, and the 63-kilo runner-up this year Tyrel White (Pennsylvania). Returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans include Phil Downing (Colorado), fifth at 135; Mike Longo (California), second at 135; and Alex Mossing (Ohio), eighth at 135. Earning Fargo All-American honors in 2010 were Alex Aniciete (Nevada), Blayne Briceno (California), and Jesse Carlisle (Utah); while Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) was fourth at 152 pounds in the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament last month.
152
The Favorite: Oliver Pierce (Texas), who is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2013, and a three-time double All-American in Fargo. Last year, he was second in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle at 145 pounds, in 2011 he was fourth in Greco-Roman and a champ in freestyle at 152, while in 2010 he won the Greco-Roman and was fourth in freestyle at 135. Additionally, he was a FILA Cadet champion in freestyle at 69 kilos in 2011, and was the Junior folkstyle champion this year at 152 so he is after a Junior Triple Crown.
Others to Watch: Dylan Palacio (New York) leads that list as an NHSCA Senior Nationals champion bound for Cornell, and last year he was eighth in this weight class in Junior Greco-Roman. Another superstar in this weight is Super 32 Challenge champion Josh Llopez (Maryland), who is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2014, and finished third in Cadet freestyle last year in this weight. Cadet double All-Americans last year include Logan Marcicki (Michigan) and Rodney Shepard (North Carolina); Jared Scharenbock (Wisconsin) was fourth in Cadet Greco-Roman; while Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland), Heath Coles (Pennsylvania), Kevin Cooper (Kentucky), and Jordan Lara (New Mexico) were all Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year. Additional wrestlers that were Cadet freestyle All-Americans in 2010 include Nick Hall (Alabama), Eric Hoffman (Maryland), and T.J. Fox (Ohio) who was a double runner-up.
160
The Favorite: Geordan Speiller (Florida). This graduated senior is bound for the Olympic Training Center for 2012-13 prior to matriculating in college and is an absolute beast when it comes to Greco-Roman competition. In the last 16 months, he was FILA Junior champion at 79 kilos, Junior National champion at 160, and a FILA Junior runner-up at 74 kilos.
Others to Watch: This group is led by Isaiah Martinez (California), who is ranked No. 3 overall in the Class of 2013, is a two-time state champion and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010 (includes Greco-Roman title at 135 pounds). Another legit title contender in this behemoth of a weight class is Wisconsin-bound Justin Koethe (Iowa), who was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman champion in 2011 at 70 kilos and a Junior double All-American last summer at 152 pounds (third Greco-Roman, fifth freestyle). Other returning Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans include Trace Engelkes (Illinois), Kirk Johnson (Indiana), No. 42 in the Class of 2014 Burke Paddock (New York), and Matt Gay (Wisconsin). Returning Cadet All-Americans include Gavin Grater (Kansas) and Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota) in Greco-Roman, while Dustin Fuller (Iowa) and Bryce Pappas (Maryland) did the deed in freestyle. Going back to the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament in 2011, two runners-up are in this field – Austin Dewey (Idaho) and Mason Wright (Illinois). Also in the fray are two-time FILA Junior Greco-Roman medalist Connor Sutton (New York), along with 2010 Cadet All-Americans in Jackson Fox (Wisconsin) and Jordan Rothers (Minnesota), as well as graduated two-time state champion Kyle Begin (Minnesota).
170
The Favorite: Alex Meyer (Iowa). This graduated senior bound for the University of Iowa has made a significant leap in the last 15 or so months, winning a pair of Junior folkstyle titles (is eligible for a Junior Triple Crown this year), and doubling in Fargo last summer at 160 pounds (second Greco-Roman, third freestyle).
Others to Watch: Fellow graduated senior Matt Reed (Kansas) is bound for Oklahoma after winning the NHSCA Senior National title, and has earned All-American honors the last two summers in Greco-Roman -- fourth as a Junior last year and second as a Cadet the year before. FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans from this year include Nick Corba (Ohio) and Kyle Bateman (Florida); Corba placed second, and was third in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer, while Bateman took sixth and was fourth in Cadet freestyle. FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans from 2011 include Travis Berridge (Florida) and Jason Grimes (Georgia); Berridge took fourth at 69 kilos and was a Cadet Greco-Roman sixth place finisher in 2010, while Grimes was second at 76 kilos and a Cadet double All-American in 2010 (third Greco-Roman, eighth freestyle). Additional Cadet All-Americans going back to 2010 were Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin), Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), and Cody Pych (Illinois); while Codie Lafromboise (Minnesota) and Jake Stilling (Wisconsin) were on the podium in Fargo last summer.
182
The Favorite: Sam Brooks (Illinois). Yet another graduated senior bound for Iowa heads a weight class here. Brooks was a Junior double All-American last year up at 189, finishing third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle. While a Cadet in Fargo, he earned four All-American finishes, doubling as champion in 2009 while finishing second in freestyle and seventh in Greco-Roman in 2010. Brooks was also a FILA Cadet double champion at 85 kilos in 2011, while earning double All-American honors at the FILA Junior level in the 84-kilo weight class that same year.
Others to Watch: Leading those still in high school are ranked Class of 2013 prospects Ricky Robertson (Illinois) and Brooks Climmons (Georgia). Robertson, ranked No. 59, was a Cadet double finalist last summer winning the freestyle title at 171 and finishing second in Greco-Roman at 160; while last month he finished second in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle at 85 kilos. Climmons, ranked No. 60, was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2011, finishing second in Greco-Roman; and a Cadet double All-American in 2010, winning freestyle and taking third in Greco-Roman. Three other highly notable graduated kids reside in this weight class – Kevin Beazley (Michigan), Dwight Howes (Colorado), and NHSCA Senior National runner-up Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma). Beazley has an excellent USA Wrestling resume with Greco-Roman All-American honors the last two summers, including second at the Junior level in 2011; a double FILA Junior All-American finish this April, and double FILA Cadet fifth-place finishes in April 2010. Howes was a Junior Greco-Roman seventh place finisher last year, and took third in FILA Junior freestyle this past April. Another trio of wrestlers earned Cadet double All-American honors last year, Ryder Newman (Nevada), Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania), and Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin); Cory Daniel (Maryland) was a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American last summer; while Jacob Denman (Ohio) was a Cadet Greco-Roman medalist back in 2010.
195
The Favorite: Tim Dudley (South Carolina). The Nebraska bound graduated senior was dominant this past season with titles at the Super 32 Challenge and NHSCA Senior Nationals.
Others to Watch: Four wrestlers in this weight are ranked among the Top 100 prospects in the Class of 2013: No. 37 Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania), No. 61 Ray O'Donnell (Pennsylvania), No. 94 Payne Hayden (Michigan), and No. 100 Alex Bambic (Arizona). Solomon has earned double All-American honors each of the last two summers at 215 pounds, in 2011 as a Junior and in 2010 as a Cadet; O'Donnell was champion in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer at 171 and in FILA Cadet Greco-Roman last month at 85 kilos; Hayden earned double All-American honors in 2011 at the FILA Cadet Nationals, while also finishing eighth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 140 in 2010; and Bambic finished fifth in Greco-Roman at the FILA Juniors this past April, and at FILA Cadets the previous April. Also in this weight are FILA Cadet double All-Americans Logan Kirby (Maryland) and Josh Lehner (Ohio).
220
The Favorites: It's not really fair to separate these two, so let's put them together: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) and J'den Cox (Missouri). Snyder is ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2014 and was a double Cadet finalist in Fargo last summer. Cox is ranked No. 6 overall in the Class of 2013 and was also a double Cadet finalist. Cox is the defending champion in Greco-Roman, beating Snyder; while Snyder was the champ in freestyle, beating Cox. Snyder was also third at the FILA Junior freestyle tournament in April competing at 96 kilos.
Others to Watch: Garrett Ryan (Arizona) was a FILA Cadet double champion last month at 100 kilos; Brian Moran (Michigan) was a Cadet double All-American last summer at 215 pounds, and a 2011 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 100 kilos; while Danny Chaid (California), Dane Pestano (Hawaii), and Mike Swider (Illinois) don't bring strong Greco-Roman/free credentials to the table but are extremely talented.
285
The Favorite: Adam Coon (Michigan), who is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2013. He has been a straight up beast this spring/summer going undefeated at the Junior Duals in both styles, winning the FILA Junior Greco-Roman tournament, and finishing fifth in freestyle at FILA Juniors (highest among a non-college wrestler). Last summer in Fargo, Coon was the Greco-Roman champion and third in freestyle losing only to Morgan McIntosh.
Others to Watch: Sam Stoll (Minnesota), ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2014, was a Cadet double champion last summer at 285 pounds. Three notable graduated seniors are Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania), Josh Marchok (Illinois), and Evan McGee (Oklahoma); Peck was an All-American in Greco-Roman at 215 pounds the last two summers, eighth in 2011 as a Junior and sixth as a Cadet in 2011, Marchok was a double All-American last summer at 215 pounds at the Junior level while he placed eighth in Junior Greco-Roman in 2010, and McGee was a Cadet double All-American at 285 pounds in 2010. Another pair of wrestlers are ranked in the Class of 2013: No. 58 Newton Smerchek (Wisconsin) and No. 72 Nathan Butler (Kansas), who placed third in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer at 215 pounds and was a FILA Cadet double finalist this spring. Additional wrestlers meriting mention are Mick Dougharity (Oregon), fifth at 215 in Junior Greco-Roman last summer, and Aaron Rafalko (Kansas), sixth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 285.
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